Re: British GMs here?

From: "Paul Baldowski" <p.baldowski@virgin.net>

Date: Thu, 04 Jun 1998 00:00:00 +0000

CasbahCarl wrote in message
<1998060401331700.VAA17125@ladder01.news.aol.com>...

>What do you folks do (if anything) to keep it fresh, to retain your
enthusiasm
>and continue your commitment to running turns, day after day after day,
year in
>and year out?

I wish there was a quick fix answer to that (at least from my point of view)
that I could offer to wannabe GMs. I've been running amateur hand-mod games
for almost 11 years and I think the easiest way to keep the game fresh is to
submerge yourself in the enthusiasm of your players. If you can put a lot of
thought, imagination and energy into the first few turns, enough to get the
players enthusiasm burning, you can be carried on through the hard times by
this. Heh, this is just my opinion. I also like to keep my mind busy by
writing other games (even if the games never get off the drawing board),
reading atrocious amounts of associated fiction and ensuring that I have a
social life that can *really* get me away from my PC a couple of nights a
week (minimum). I also often find that running a minor game along side can
help - if I run a wargame I like to run a small role-playing game on the
side, or vice versa. Heh, again this is my opinion and my solution to
surviving so long. However, it doesn't always work! I have been forced to
end games prematurely before now... it's one of the worst things in the
world!

Regards,

Paul Baldowski
The Darker Times

References

Re: British GMs here?
"David H. Bolton" <david@codecraft.demon.co.uk>
Tue, 02 Jun 1998 00:00:00 +0000
Re: British GMs here?
casbahcarl@aol.com (CasbahCarl)
Thu, 04 Jun 1998 00:00:00 +0000